please help ??

January 5, 2008

To: livercirrhosissupport

Sent: Saturday, January 5, 2008 5:33:02 PM

Subject: cirrhosis? can anyone please

help ??

Can anyone tell me some of the main symtoms of cirrhosis.?

i am experiencing a whole lot of symptoms and i cant seem to nail

anything down.some of the symptoms i am experiencing are

1.BLOATING

2.BELCHING

3.CONSTIPATION

4.HIGH MUSCLE ENZYMES ( CPK LEVEL OF 400 )

5.NOISE UNDER THE RIBCAGE (BOTH TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT )

6.NO PAIN AT ALL BUT DISCOMFORT IN THE ABDOMEN ESPECIALLY WHEN I SIT.

7.MUSCLE TWITCHING ALL OVER

8.MUCOUS IN MY MOUTH THAT TASTE SWEET AND SOMETIMES SALTY OR ACIDIC

ALSO FECAL SMELLING BREATH.I FEEL MOSTLY BLOATED IMMEDIATLY AFTER

EATING

9.HEAVY BREATHING AFTER EATING.ALSO HEART BEATS FASTER AFTER EATING.

10.HEADACHES AFTER EATING.

11.LIGHTHEADED

12.TIGHTNESS UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY RIBCAGE WHEN I BEND OVER TO

PICK SOMETHING..

13.BLOOD TEST SHOWS PLATELET COUNT TO BE LOW, HEMOGLOBIN LOW, AND

HEMATOCRIT ALSO LOW.

14.sores take forever to heal.

My gastro dr has done two upper endoscopies but see nothing

in the stomach. my liver enzymes blood test all look normal.can any

one

please give any insight in to it .

sly.

January 5, 2008

Hey Sly,

Some of these are symptoms of liver disease but not all of them. This means it

could be something else as well. Unfortunately, Liver Disease has common

symptoms with other diseases. For instance, Belching is not a common symptom of

liver disease but low platelets are. High muscle enzymes? Can you provide what

the lab test was used to detect this? What were the liver panel results? If you

have had a liver panel done.

You definitely may have a gastro problem. Noise under the rib cage...Any

problems breathing? Congestion?

Pain in the abdomen...location? Only when you sit? is it the lower abdomen?

Muscle twitching...which muscles? How often and when?

Mouth...when, how often, how much mucous? Fecal smelling breath...who noticed

this? Yourself or someone else?

As far as heavy breathing, heart beating and headaches after eating. I have to

ask you how much you weigh. You don't have to answer if you don't want to. But

if it's really really heavy then it may play a role in why you have these

symptoms. Hypertension is the first thing that comes to mind. This can also be

caused by liver disease by the way. But weight plays a very very significant

factor.

Headaches... what are you eating that you have a headache after?

Sores...low platelets are the reason your sores take longer to heal. Platelets

play a role in coagulation and help the blood to clot and heal wounds.

Post back when you want to, but PLEASE keep in mind, none of us here are doctors

and anything you read here are OPINIONS ONLY and should not replace the advice

of your doctor.

MaC